Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from March 2006

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from March 2006

Koike hospitalized with pneumonia.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Koike hospitalized with pneumonia Yomiuri Environment Minister Yuriko Koike was hospitalized Wednesday night after being diagnosed with pneumonia. According to Koike's office, she had...

Fireball reported in skies over Kanto.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Fireball reported in skies over Kanto Yomiuri Astronomical observatories have received a number of reports of a fireball, described as flashing orange or blue, seen in the skies over the...

China 'pushed diplomat to reveal secrets' / Suicide notes.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) China 'pushed diplomat to reveal secrets' / Suicide notes support claim of honey trap Yomiuri A Japanese diplomat posted in Shanghai who committed suicide in May 2004 was pressured to...

6 firms raided over bid-rigging.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 6 firms raided over bid-rigging Yomiuri The Fair Trade Commission searched the offices of six heavy machinery firms Thursday, on suspicion of rigging bids on contracts for ventilation fan...

Murder suspected in boy's fall.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Murder suspected in boy's fall Yomiuri KAWASAKI A 9-year-old boy who fell 15 floors to his death in Kawasaki last week might have been thrown from the condominium building, police...

Oriental Land ordered to pay 470 mil. yen in tax penalties.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Oriental Land ordered to pay 470 mil. yen in tax penalties Yomiuri Oriental Land Co., operator of both Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea, has been ordered to pay 470 million yen in penalties...

Ancient work references unearthed.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ancient work references unearthed Yomiuri TOKUSHIMA TOKUSHIMA--An ancient strip of wood bearing what is thought to be the employment references of a public worker was unearthed at the...

Textbook screenings reflect govt hard line.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Textbook screenings reflect govt hard line Yomiuri The latest screenings of high school social science textbooks, the results of which were announced Wednesday, reflect the adoption of a...

Lights out at 8 p.m. for ministry.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Lights out at 8 p.m. for ministry Yomiuri The Environment Ministry will start turning off all the lights in its head office in the Kasumigaseki district in central Tokyo at 8 p.m. in...

Treat part-timers better and reap rewards.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Treat part-timers better and reap rewards Mihoko Tsukino Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri A recent ruling by the Tokyo District Court regarding a dismissal of a part-time...

ECONOMIC FORUM / Economy on track, but many hurdles remain.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) ECONOMIC FORUM / Economy on track, but many hurdles remain Mitsuo Miura Yomiuri The Cabinet Office announced last week that excess supply was eliminated in the gross domestic product...

REDEFINING VALUES--at the workplace / Temp jobs, long-term.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) REDEFINING VALUES--at the workplace / Temp jobs, long-term dreams Yomiuri This is the second installment of Part III of the "Redefining Values" series, which looks at the issues of work...

EDITORIAL / Muraoka ruling shows murky side of politics.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Muraoka ruling shows murky side of politics Yomiuri The Tokyo District Court on Thursday acquitted former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka of violating the Political...

Skymark to pull flights from Kansai Airport.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Skymark to pull flights from Kansai Airport Yomiuri OSAKA Skymark Airlines Co. is to cease its eight daily flights linking Kansai and Haneda airports only one year after it began...

Nippon Steel turns to shareholders.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nippon Steel turns to shareholders Mamoru Kurihara Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Nippon Steel Corp. on Wednesday announced a strategy aimed at preventing hostile takeovers that...

'Osaka earthquake could destroy 710,000 buildings'.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 'Osaka earthquake could destroy 710,000 buildings' Yomiuri OSAKA About 710,000 houses and buildings located on the Uemachi Fault in Osaka Prefecture would be destroyed or damaged if...

The Practical Linguist / The firm grip of grammar instruct.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) The Practical Linguist / The firm grip of grammar instruction Marshall R. Childs Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri "A century ago!" One reader exclaimed, "Do you mean to tell me...

Aged are hidden suicide victims.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Aged are hidden suicide victims Mami Tsukahara Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri On the surface, Fujisatomachi looks like any other peaceful rural town. Looming up above the rooftops...

Soccer story helps hit goals.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Soccer story helps hit goals Simon Goddard Weedon Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri This month's article looks at the upcoming soccer World Cup finals and suggests ways to use...

Pascucci blast stops Fighters cold.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Pascucci blast stops Fighters cold Jim Allen/Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri CHIBA Val Pascucci and the Chiba Lotte Marines are getting back in the swing of things. ...

Japan edges Ecuador.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Japan edges Ecuador Shintaro Kano/Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri OITA Hisato Sato made his case for a place among Zico's World Cup 23 with a late match-winner as Japan...

GM may sell its stake in Isuzu Motors.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) GM may sell its stake in Isuzu Motors Yomiuri General Motors Corp. has floated the idea of selling its stake in Isuzu Motors Ltd., and the two companies have agreed to hold talks on the...

CL teams ready to go--New-look Giants open season today ag.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) CL teams ready to go--New-look Giants open season today against BayStars in drive to dethrone Tigers John E. Gibson/Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri The defending Central League...

Misplay helps Waseda grab dramatic win over Kanzei.
March 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Misplay helps Waseda grab dramatic win over Kanzei Yomiuri It was just a simple groundball that made its way through the infield. But right fielder Tsuyoshi Kumashiro's failure to get his...

Court rejects Chinese forced labor suit.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Court rejects Chinese forced labor suit Yomiuri FUKUOKA The Fukuoka District Court on Wednesday turned down a lawsuit seeking 1.04 billion yen in compensation from the government and...

Kyoto U. prof fired for not reporting funds.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Kyoto U. prof fired for not reporting funds Yomiuri KYOTO Prof. Taro Shirakawa of Kyoto University's Graduate School of Medicine was dismissed from his post Tuesday for receiving 45...

Drug firm to examine HIV-tainted blood sales.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Drug firm to examine HIV-tainted blood sales Yomiuri OSAKA Mitsubishi Pharma Corp. will establish a committee to investigate the sale of HIV-contaminated blood products in the 1980s...

Govt may help victims of Kanemi oil poisoning.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt may help victims of Kanemi oil poisoning Yomiuri The ruling coalition is considering submitting a draft bill to the current Diet session that would provide the first public aid to...

Govt to give nod to 153 special reform zones.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt to give nod to 153 special reform zones Yomiuri The government has decided to accept 153 applications from municipalities hoping to become special reform zones, for purposes as...

Major quake would paralyze Tokyo area.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Major quake would paralyze Tokyo area Yomiuri About 600,000 passengers would likely be stranded at the eight busiest railway stations in the Tokyo metropolitan area if a major...

Teacher sacked over 921 e-mails to student.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Teacher sacked over 921 e-mails to student Yomiuri YOKOHAMA The Kanagawa prefectural board of education dismissed a 53-year-old teacher at a prefectural high school in Hiratsuka on...

Nursing premium hikes expand debate's sphere.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nursing premium hikes expand debate's sphere Yomiuri Increases in nursing-care insurance premiums to a nearly unbearable level are likely to greatly affect the argument about whether to...

SNS herald Net paradigm shift.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) SNS herald Net paradigm shift Wakako Takeuchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Social networking services are popping up across the nation as Internet users discover the appeal...

Journalist told to testify at Diet over fake e-mail.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Journalist told to testify at Diet over fake e-mail Yomiuri The House of Representatives Discipline Committee unanimously voted Wednesday to summon a freelance journalist at the center of...

REDEFINING VALUES--at the workplace / Job-hoppers making m.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) REDEFINING VALUES--at the workplace / Job-hoppers making moves Yomiuri This is the first installment of Part III of the "Redefining Values" series, which looks at the issues of work and...

Resona Bank set to open first new branch since govt bailou.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Resona Bank set to open first new branch since govt bailout Yomiuri Resona Bank would open a new branch office next year, the first since it was effectively placed under state control in...

Legal protection for Wagyu cattle eyed.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Legal protection for Wagyu cattle eyed Yomiuri The government is considering protecting Japanese breeds of cattle under the Intellectual Property Basic Law, in an effort to give domestic...

Nursing insurance costs bite / Rising monthly premiums str.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nursing insurance costs bite / Rising monthly premiums straining budgets, patience Takashi Koyama and Takeharu Yasuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The national average of...

Choose your spring: Punk or Groove?
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Choose your spring: Punk or Groove? Paul Jackson / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Two new music festivals for the spring or a repackaged and retimed Sonic Mania? Whichever way you...

Actors play actors in 'Life in the Theater'.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Actors play actors in 'Life in the Theater' Hideki Sukenari / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Masachika Ichimura and Tatsuya Fujiwara are to open Life in the Theater, a two-actor...

Sigur Ros warm parts other bands cannot reach.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Sigur Ros warm parts other bands cannot reach James Hardy / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri A man of few words at the best of times, Jonsi Birgisson--lead singer of Sigur...

In Your Ear....
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) In Your Ear.... Kevin Wood / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri DONALD FAGEN Morph the Cat Warner Music, 2,580 yen A new album of smooth, jazzy R&B-inflected pop from...

And in this corner, 'Otello'.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) And in this corner, 'Otello' Brian Chapman / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Take a Shakespearian tragedy set in 15th-century Cyprus about a warrior governor, his wife of pure...

EDITORIAL / Market reassured by new Fed chairman.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Market reassured by new Fed chairman Yomiuri The U.S. Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday hiked a key interest rate for the first time since Chairman Ben Bernanke took office in...

Baboon-headed kangaroo lizards ravage Chicago.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Baboon-headed kangaroo lizards ravage Chicago Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri A Sound of Thunder 2 stars out of five Dir: Peter Hyams Cast: Edward Burns,...

Sonic Mania gets Punk'd.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Sonic Mania gets Punk'd Cristoph Mark / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Despite a weeks-old announcement it had sold out, extra tickets have appeared for this weekend's inaugural...

Monsters meet their 'Doom'.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Monsters meet their 'Doom' Julian Satterthwaite / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Doom 2 stars out of five Dir: Andrzej Bartkowiak Cast: The Rock, Karl Urban,...

Leonard Foujita's autobiography in oil.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Leonard Foujita's autobiography in oil Julian Satterthwaite / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri More than most painters, Leonard Foujita's life story can be seen in his art. His...

TELEVIEWS / A happy ending for Haruka.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) TELEVIEWS / A happy ending for Haruka Wm. Penn / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri This Saturday, fans of the NHK morning serial Kaze no Haruka will bid a fond farewell to their...

Hot Corner: Japan takes its game to new heights.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Hot Corner: Japan takes its game to new heights Jim Allen Yomiuri When Team Japan left for Anaheim on March 6, the letters "WBC" meant little to most people. Yet by the time Sadaharu...

Hakuho gains promotion to ozeki.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Hakuho gains promotion to ozeki James Hardy Daily Yomiuri Sumo Writer Yomiuri Confirming what the sumo world already knew, Mongolian 21-year-old Hakuho was on Wednesday officially...

'Firewall' Ford's final fling?
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 'Firewall' Ford's final fling? W. Blake Gray / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Firewall 2.5 stars out of five Dir: Richard Loncraine Cast: Harrison Ford, Paul...

Ono to start against Ecuador.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ono to start against Ecuador Shintaro Kano Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri OITA You'd never expect, of all people, Shinji Ono to be breaking a sweat over his place on the...

The splendor of Tendai art.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) The splendor of Tendai art Robert Reed / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri "Spring has come to Ueno in all its glory, and with it an exhibition that may come only once in a hundred...

JEF edge Sanfrecce.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) JEF edge Sanfrecce Yomiuri Nabisco Cup holders JEF United Chiba launched their league cup campaign with a 2-1 Group C home win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Wednesday evening. Yuto...

SubMarine sinks Fighters.
March 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) SubMarine sinks Fighters Jim Allen Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri CHIBA Shunsuke Watanabe's spell over the Fighters remained as powerful as ever on Wednesday as the submarine...

Govt to offer 76.5 billion yen loan program to Iraq.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt to offer 76.5 billion yen loan program to Iraq Yomiuri The government has decided to extend about 76.5 billion yen (655 million dollars) in official loans to Iraq for the improvement...

FTC searches 20 firms over floodgate bids.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) FTC searches 20 firms over floodgate bids Yomiuri The Fair Trade Commission searched the offices of about 20 companies Tuesday on suspicion that they had rigged bids on floodgate public...

Rokkashomura gets final green light.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Rokkashomura gets final green light Yomiuri AOMORI Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura on Tuesday formally agreed to let Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. proceed with final test operations at the...

Doctor cleared over death of boy with stick in brain.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Doctor cleared over death of boy with stick in brain Yomiuri The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday cleared a former doctor at Kyorin University Hospital of professional negligence for...

Primary school English debate heats up / Proposal to make.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Primary school English debate heats up / Proposal to make classes mandatory raises questions about priorities, resources Yomiuri A move to make English education compulsory at primary...

Chinese man suspected of cash-for-visas scam.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Chinese man suspected of cash-for-visas scam Yomiuri A 51-year-old Chinese man who runs a consultancy in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of helping another Chinese man...

Ex-hospital department head arrested over misused funds.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ex-hospital department head arrested over misused funds Yomiuri KYOTO The Kyoto District Public Prosecutors Office on Tuesday arrested a former general affairs department head and two...

Musings / March 28 issue.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Musings / March 28 issue Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's March 28 issue. * * * The father of Arai Hakuseki...

The singer who always brings a smile.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) The singer who always brings a smile Yasuji Muro / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The documentary film, "Namii to Utaeba" (Singing with Namii), featuring the 84-year-old...

Lawyers' tactics backfired / Decision against Aum cult lea.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Lawyers' tactics backfired / Decision against Aum cult leader's appeal end of gamble Tsukasa Kinoshita / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The tactics used by the defense counsel...

Govt eyes more help for victims of crimes.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt eyes more help for victims of crimes Yomiuri The government is to consider an extended assistance program for crime victims and their family members and will set up a committee next...

POLITICAL PULSE / Chiba by-election could be Maehara's las.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) POLITICAL PULSE / Chiba by-election could be Maehara's last stand Tadayuki Tamai Yomiuri Despite recent approval ratings for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi showing a...

Sanyo Electric to slash honorary positions.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Sanyo Electric to slash honorary positions Yomiuri OSAKA Sanyo Electric Co. said Tuesday that 10 of its 14 corporate counselors and advisers will step down by the end of June. ...

Factions prepare for LDP race.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Factions prepare for LDP race Yomiuri Monday's passage of the fiscal 2006 budget marks the halfway point of the current Diet session, and the attention of Liberal Democratic Party members...

EDITORIAL / Teach English at the expense of Japanese?
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Teach English at the expense of Japanese? Yomiuri A panel of the Education, Science and Technology Ministry's Central Council for Education has proposed making English...

Marines back in step/Defending champs shut out Fighters to.
March 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Marines back in step/Defending champs shut out Fighters to pick up season's 1st victory Jim Allen Yomiuri CHIBA It might not have been a world-beating victory, but it was a start...

LDP seeks to broaden military uses of outer space.
March 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) LDP seeks to broaden military uses of outer space Yomiuri The Liberal Democratic Party has decided to submit a bill on the use of outer space for self-defense purposes to the next Diet...

Court rejects appeal for Aum founder.
March 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Court rejects appeal for Aum founder Yomiuri The Tokyo High Court refused Monday to hear an appeal by Chizuo Matsumoto, founder of the Aum Supreme Truth cult, raising the possibility that...

Needles found in pajamas sold at Ito-Yokado stores.
March 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Needles found in pajamas sold at Ito-Yokado stores Yomiuri Sewing needles have been found in pajamas on sale at three Ito-Yokado supermarkets in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, it was learned...

Retrial over 1984 Shiga murder case rejected.
March 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Retrial over 1984 Shiga murder case rejected Yomiuri OTSU The Otsu District Court on Monday rejected an appeal for a retrial filed by a 70-year-old man serving a life sentence handed...

Suspected boss of counterfeit ring rearrested.
March 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Suspected boss of counterfeit ring rearrested Yomiuri A gangster believed to be at the center of a counterfeiting ring that may have spread to other countries was rearrested by the...

Ex-Kanebo executives avoid prison.
March 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ex-Kanebo executives avoid prison Yomiuri The Tokyo District Court on Monday handed down a suspended two-year prison sentence to former Kanebo Ltd. President Takashi Hoashi and a...

Window-dressing responsibility stretches back to 1970s.
March 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Window-dressing responsibility stretches back to 1970s Yomiuri Following Monday's ruling illuminating the long-standing practice of window-dressing at Kanebo Ltd., some former employees...

Police investigate snap euthanasia decision.
March 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Police investigate snap euthanasia decision Yomiuri TOYAMA Police on Monday questioned medical staff and family members involved in a surgeon's attempt to euthanize a 78-year-old...

Keihanna Line links Osaka, Kansai Science City.
March 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Keihanna Line links Osaka, Kansai Science City Yomiuri NARA Kintetsu Corp.'s Keihanna Line opened Monday morning directly connecting central Osaka with Kansai Science City and its...

4,000 oil-coated birds wash up on Hokkaido / Endangered sp.
March 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 4,000 oil-coated birds wash up on Hokkaido / Endangered species fall victim to oil spills Yomiuri SAPPORO The carcasses of more than 4,000 oil-covered wild birds have been found...

Little closure for families of AIDS victims.
March 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Little closure for families of AIDS victims Yomiuri Though Wednesday marks the 10th anniversary of the day the government and drugmakers apologized to hemophilia patients who were...

Coal plant plan scrapped over emissions fears.
March 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Coal plant plan scrapped over emissions fears Makoto Mitsui / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri A private sector plan to build a large-scale coal thermal power plant in Ube,...